swimwear

Swimstyle Patterns :: The Heiress Bikini

Last September I blogged my Sophie Swimsuit and in that post, talked about how I’d purchased a bikini pattern, cut it out and – long story short – freaked out.  The pattern I was referring to was Swimstyle’s Heiress Bikini. I can’t quite remember how I…

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Pattern Review – McCalls 8193 One-piece Swimsuit

Lisa’s fantastic swimsuit make last year and my daughter’s constant requests for bikinis and simple one-pieces got me thinking that it was time to dive back in and try out some swimwear sewing. It’s been a really long time since I’ve sewn…

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The Sophie Swimsuit from Closet Case Files

When I started 2016 with the idea of not buying any clothing (more in this post here), I knew a swimsuit would feature somewhere in my immediate sewing future. In the lead up to a mid-winter holiday back in June,…

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Flower Salad Leggings

Still on the subject of swimwear fabric. If sewing swimwear seems daunting, whip up a pair of leggings instead! Here’s a pair I made today (in less than an hour) for Claudia in Nylon/Lycra Flower Salad. This is a side…

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Sewing swimwear: I haven’t. Have you?

I’ve never sewn a swimsuit before but it’s on the ‘To Do’ list. That’s in part due to some fairly exorbitant retail prices out there, but also – and simply – for the challenge. And if you’ve seen Colette’s last…

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